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Take This Word Association Test and We'll Guess How Empathetic You Are

Teresa McGlothlin

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About This Quiz

Do you feel things deeply, or barely feel them at all? While some of us are born feeling for others, some of us only feel certain things. If our emotions had a status, it would be "complicated." Thankfully, our studies in psychology have helped us how to figure out exactly how empathetic you are at heart.

Before the Myers-Briggs personality test was invented in the 1940s, practitioners like Carl Jung used word association tests to figure out their subjects' mindset and personalities. Using the same strategy, we will be able to figure out how much you care about your fellow man. Are you a big softie, or can you walk by a hungry puppy without having a breakdown or a second thought?

As you go through this quiz, we will give you a word in ALL CAPS. All you have to do is choose the word from our list that first comes to mind. After enough of them, we will be able to tell where you fall on the scale of empathy.

Take a deep breath before you begin, then let the words fly from your inner mind. Once you're finished, we'll know how much you care about your fellow man. Do you care as much as you think you do?

HEART

Soul

Love

Break

Blood

TEAR

Rip

Drop

Cry

Onions

HUG

Snuggle

Kiss

Bear

Fit

MARRIAGE

Teamwork

Nightmare

Union

Carriage

MOOD

Happy

Ring

Phase

Anger

TALK

Converse

Chat

Sing

Show

KITTEN

Fluff

Cat

Puppy

Smitten

GIFT

Surprise

Treat

Holiday

Certificate

DREAM

Hope

Sleep

American

Pipe

SUCCESS

Winning

Effort

Money

Love

PASSION

Affair

Fruit

Drive

Kiss

LUSH

Extravagant

Jungle

Soap

Luxurious

RAINBOW

Promise

Storm

Sky

Pot o' Gold

SUMMER

Heat

Breeze

Vacation

Mosquitos

ROMANCE

Flowers

Chivalry

Dinner

Dead

COUPLE

Pair

Partners

Sock

Combine

CARE

Health

Self

Urgent

Scare

SUNNY

Sky

Spring

Happy

Sunscreen

CAKE

Birthday

Mud

Pie

Chocolate

CHILDREN

Adorable

Learning

Small

Corn

BREAK

Ankle

Up

Nail

Lunch

FAITH

Belief

Honor

Hill

Blind

MUSIC

Sing

Star

Art

Metal

HUGE

Feelings

Large

Tiny

Zit

FUN

Games

Beach

Park

Clown

TRUST

Honesty

Bond

Understanding

Believe

FAIRY

Dust

Tinkerbell

Door

Myth

GLUE

Hold

Adhesive

Stick

School

SHARE

Lunch

Care

Space

Secrets

LAMP

Light

Street

Head

Lava

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